But maybe an open sourced voting machine run by a non-profit? Maybe a civilian department?
Private companies making voting machines doesn't seem like a great idea. And there are always the conspiracy theorists who will use it as a psychological out so they never have to accept a loss.
Let them find another out. Like the Illuminati and mind control or something..
We know that the cable and satellite companies have a monopolistic ball grab on you. I love some of what you do and would like to give you monies. But the means by which that I am forced to use to get your hard work, (like said assclown franchise locking "service" providers), want me to subscribe to their "packages" so very bad.
I schluffed off their subscriptions, only using their "high speed internet". But they know we'll use it to watch your programs that we download for free like little commie criminals, so they want to "cap" us so we don't download too much! "Cap" has a jaunty ring to it, doesn't it. Like a night cap! But its not for lack of trying!
Creators of television programs, I want to give you monies, shinies, ducats, for your hard work. Let me download it, as soon as its aired. Even if you're soulless overlords like NBC, Syfy, etc., get a cut. Here, I'll address them directly:
Soulless overlords, please let me buy reasonably priced shows I want to watch, a la cart. Take a moment whilst you sit upon throne of blood and bone. Raise your hand, not to cause the death shrieks of cancelled shows we like, or spew forth more reality show afterbirth from your gaping, fetid maw; allow me to download and keep, episodes of Game of Thrones, Parks and Recreation. I would make offering. No animal burning, though.
Who knows? You might, even then, squint and raise a claw? Hoof? Mandible? to your countless dead eyes and gaze in wonder at the brilliant light of realization: Where there was once a cancelled Firefly or Farscape, they might yet be reborn in a righteous blaze of countless micro transactions the likes of which even Kickstarter.com hasn't seen.
Ever heard of Vinod Khosla? How about legions of Asian programmers? Oh, no people of *his* color. Yeah, just another conspiracy by The Man to keep the bruthas down.
Seriously, when will this victim mentality shit ever end?
I would recommend Fifth Element to that list.
I had watched this movie countless times on DVD.
Watching it on Blu-Ray the other day I was amazed how much I was perceiving for the first time.
Colors, details, etc.
Either 1) spin off and have a new cast, (ST:TNG), or 2) completely reboot, (The new Star Trek Movie).
I vote for number 2.
Maybe that is which Bill Murray is reluctant to agree to your cheeseball "introduction".
It's not like Amazon somehow magically doesn't have any overhead, shipping or design costs for the Kindle. They also have inventory costs, returned item costs and all the other gunk associated with manufacturing and selling an item.
Having merely a 50% of the cost (not including IP) for a still pioneering device like this seems totally reasonable.
Lets not also forget that Amazon pays not only for the bandwidth to deliver all that content, but also pays for the Wireless data service for EVERY unit out there, perpetually.
Europe had been trying to set up colonies there since the 1500s, i.e. sending people there:
From Wikipedia, Or perhaps even more insightful...
In 1578 Sir Humphrey Gilbert was granted a patent by Queen Elizabeth I for discovery and overseas exploration, and set sail for the West Indies with the intention of first engaging in piracy and on the return voyage, establishing a colony in North America.
I had some old hardware, disks of various sizes.
I liked what I saw with Drobo, (Use drives of different sizes, redundant), but they're pricey for just a chassis with no drives.
I found unraid by http://lime-technology.com/
I can use different drives with different speeds, interfaces, etc. Boots from USB, configures Samba, FTP, etc.
Not as fast with writes as raid5, but reads are pretty fast over the LAN.
With some tweaking, I was able to put it on a full distro and retain the easy configuration, UI, etc.
Worth checking out their free edition.
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How did this even get through the meeting...
But maybe an open sourced voting machine run by a non-profit? Maybe a civilian department? Private companies making voting machines doesn't seem like a great idea. And there are always the conspiracy theorists who will use it as a psychological out so they never have to accept a loss. Let them find another out. Like the Illuminati and mind control or something..
It would allow easy voting for 3rd parties without fear of "wasting" a vote. We could use a third or or fourth party.
As mentioned earlier, but I am unable to edit. We need INSTANT runoff elections.
This is why we need them.
We know that the cable and satellite companies have a monopolistic ball grab on you. I love some of what you do and would like to give you monies. But the means by which that I am forced to use to get your hard work, (like said assclown franchise locking "service" providers), want me to subscribe to their "packages" so very bad.
I schluffed off their subscriptions, only using their "high speed internet". But they know we'll use it to watch your programs that we download for free like little commie criminals, so they want to "cap" us so we don't download too much! "Cap" has a jaunty ring to it, doesn't it. Like a night cap! But its not for lack of trying!
Creators of television programs, I want to give you monies, shinies, ducats, for your hard work. Let me download it, as soon as its aired. Even if you're soulless overlords like NBC, Syfy, etc., get a cut. Here, I'll address them directly:
Soulless overlords, please let me buy reasonably priced shows I want to watch, a la cart. Take a moment whilst you sit upon throne of blood and bone. Raise your hand, not to cause the death shrieks of cancelled shows we like, or spew forth more reality show afterbirth from your gaping, fetid maw; allow me to download and keep, episodes of Game of Thrones, Parks and Recreation. I would make offering. No animal burning, though.
Who knows? You might, even then, squint and raise a claw? Hoof? Mandible? to your countless dead eyes and gaze in wonder at the brilliant light of realization: Where there was once a cancelled Firefly or Farscape, they might yet be reborn in a righteous blaze of countless micro transactions the likes of which even Kickstarter.com hasn't seen.
Ever heard of Vinod Khosla? How about legions of Asian programmers? Oh, no people of *his* color. Yeah, just another conspiracy by The Man to keep the bruthas down.
Seriously, when will this victim mentality shit ever end?
When it stops being advantageous to be white.
Maybe he was dictating it?
You're very clever, young man, but it's no use -- it's rugs all the way down.
How do they know he's asleep?
against the 90s. Its not reality. Just someone else's sentimentality. It won't work for you.
It HAS worked! You've given EVERYTHING away! I know where the poison is!
Mmmmmm... Crime Torte
What are the chances we can get some images from it entering Saturn's atmosphere?
See if they take it. If they do, win/win.
I would recommend Fifth Element to that list. I had watched this movie countless times on DVD. Watching it on Blu-Ray the other day I was amazed how much I was perceiving for the first time. Colors, details, etc.
Maybe that is WHY Bill Murray is reluctant to agree to your cheeseball "introduction".
Either 1) spin off and have a new cast, (ST:TNG), or 2) completely reboot, (The new Star Trek Movie). I vote for number 2. Maybe that is which Bill Murray is reluctant to agree to your cheeseball "introduction".
Obviously text messages are harder to send than voice calls, otherwise why would my phone company charge me $0.10 per message?
It's not like Amazon somehow magically doesn't have any overhead, shipping or design costs for the Kindle. They also have inventory costs, returned item costs and all the other gunk associated with manufacturing and selling an item.
Having merely a 50% of the cost (not including IP) for a still pioneering device like this seems totally reasonable.
Lets not also forget that Amazon pays not only for the bandwidth to deliver all that content, but also pays for the Wireless data service for EVERY unit out there, perpetually.
After years of seeing people say "I wish I had mod points", I now understand, as I wish I had mod points.
From Wikipedia, Or perhaps even more insightful...
In 1578 Sir Humphrey Gilbert was granted a patent by Queen Elizabeth I for discovery and overseas exploration, and set sail for the West Indies with the intention of first engaging in piracy and on the return voyage, establishing a colony in North America.
Eventually, you get Jamestown.
I had some old hardware, disks of various sizes. I liked what I saw with Drobo, (Use drives of different sizes, redundant), but they're pricey for just a chassis with no drives. I found unraid by http://lime-technology.com/ I can use different drives with different speeds, interfaces, etc. Boots from USB, configures Samba, FTP, etc. Not as fast with writes as raid5, but reads are pretty fast over the LAN. With some tweaking, I was able to put it on a full distro and retain the easy configuration, UI, etc. Worth checking out their free edition.